this is bbc news. the headlines. the music retailer hmv is being put into administration, placing more than 2,000 jobs at risk. the home secretary declares the rising number of migrants attempting to cross the english channel a "major incident" — and asks for an urgent call with his french counterpart. three men are found guilty of the murder of five people who died after an explosion in a shop in leicester in february. and jurgen klopp says there's no danger of liverpool getting carried away by their six—point lead at the top of the premier league table, as they prepare to face arsenal tomorrow. the music and film retailer hmv is going into administration.

the store has been struggling with competition from online retailers and streaming services. it's the second time in five years that hmv has hit serious financial trouble — in 2013 it was rescued and restructured. our business correspondent theo leggett has the details. hmv is one of the oldest and best—known names on the british high street, but now the future of more than 120 stores and 2,200 employees is looking deeply uncertain. founded in the 1920s, it grew to become a retail giant, selling music, videos and computer games. but now, like other traditional store chains, it's struggling to cope with growing competition from online retailers. but that isn't the only problem hmv is facing. it still has a large number of physical stores like this one on the high street but, increasingly, consumers are moving online. and that's not the only issue.

streaming services are becoming more and more popular, which means many consumers don't even bother to buy dvds or cds any more. this has already been a dreadful year for traditional store chains. big names such as toys "r" us, maplin and poundworld have disappeared, while others have closed shops. and in this harsh environment, hmv is struggling to sell its products. with netflix or spotify, i don't ever buy anything. no, i don't buy any, i download everything. very rarely. i stream, of course. and, quite honestly, they clutter up the house. so, no. this isn't the first time hmv‘s been in trouble. it went into administration back in 2013, before being bought by its current owner, hilco. this time, however, a rescue might be more difficult. i don't think there is a future for this business as a going concern with the current amount of stores that it holds. another investor could come in, maybe keep that hmv brand with a much smaller store estate and manage to run that fora numberof years, but i think that's the most

optimistic outcome we can expect. whatever happens to hmv itself, the chill economic wind blowing down the high street means it's unlikely to be the last major retailer to feel the cold, in what may well be a bleak new year. theo leggett, bbc news. some breaking news coming into us from egypt. an explosion has hit a tourist bus, in giza, near the pyramids. we hear that two vietnamese tourists have been killed in the bus blast. 12 other people have been injured. this was an improvised explosive device of some kind hitting a tourist bus in giza, near the pyramids. 0bviously kind hitting a tourist bus in giza, near the pyramids. obviously a huge tourist attraction there. the egyptian ministry of interior say that while people have been injured and two vietnamese tourists killed in that blast, an explosion hitting

a tourist bus in giza. said to be an improvised explosive device. we'll bring you more on that as it comes into us from egypt. the home secretary sajid javid has declared the rising number of migrants attempting to cross the english channel to be a "major incident". he's asked for an urgent call with his french counterpart, in a bid to tackle the issue. there's been a rise in the number of migrants trying to make the journey from france over the christmas period. more than 70 people have reached the uk in the past three days, including 12 this morning. butjust one of the five boats operated by the border force is currently patrolling the channel. well, mrjavid also appointed a "gold commander" to oversee the situation and give daily updates, and he's had a conference call with officials in the border force, immigration enforcement and the national crime agency. spoke to the local mp for dover and deal, conservative charlie elphicke, and he told me the problem

of migrant channel crossings has been around for a while now. some 200 people have come to our shores in the last couple of months. it's intensified recently. it's really important, as the former head of the border force was saying in your package just now, that we have more co—operation with the french. make sure we work closely to find the traffickers behind the problem and put a stop to it. where are most of these migrants actually coming from? do we know that? reports indicate that they are from iran and that they are praying reports indicate that they are from iran and that they are paying the trafficking organisations are a lot of money, up to £30,000. so this is not your ordinary trafficking type of network. this is a highly funded network and that's why it's particularly important that we find these traffickers, bring them to justice before there is a tragedy in the channel. you talked about the french. do you feel they are not doing enough to stop these people getting into boats and coming

across the channel? well i think they are important questions. the first is, the french must have some idea, some leads on who these traffickers are. they must know where they're getting the boats from, they must have intelligence along the coast, to find out how they are obtaining these boats to get across the english channel. so it's really important that the french take action and don't turn a blind eye to this, partly because the risk is the tragedy in the middle of the general but also there's is the tragedy in the middle of the channel but also there's a of a return of the calais migrant magnet that we saw so many years ago, that resulted in thejungle, which was a terrible, squalid place of 10,000 people, living in destitute conditions. we can't risk a return of that happening again. and in terms of patrol boats on the british side, would you like to see more? at the moment it seems there's only one really in action. we seem to have one or two cutters to patrol the entire british coastline, in contrast to the italians and spanish, who have hundreds and

hundreds to do that. two of our patrol craft seem to be in the mediterranean. the home secretary said he was going to bring in at least one of them to patrol our waters. i think we need to know more about what the home office are planning on that. the patrol craft is not the whole answer. the most important thing is cooperation between the uk and the french, to put a stop to the trafficking networks behind this, and to stop these crossings taking place at all. there is a debate about patrol craft. if you put on more, if you have more in the channel, that might encourage more migrants because they think there's a higher chance them being rescued and coming ashore, even if it's to an asylum centre. i don't accept that. i think it's important to make sure we interdict the traffickers. there's a lot of intelligence that indicates that people aren'tjust taking a small inflatable across the entire 30 mile straight of the english channel, particularly not in winter.

there is a level of belief that they're being dropped offjust a mile or two off the coast in dead of night. so patrol craft to pick up that particular issue i think is worthwhile because you can then catch the people who are behind this trafficking. so how many patrol craft would you like to see in operation along the channel, and have you got a number in mind? it's fairly clear that one is simply not enough in my opinion they need to ask, what are the patrol craft doing in the mediterranean? would they be better placed in the english channel? i'm hopefully going to meet the immigration minister to talk to her about whether we are getting the balance right and how the co—operation is working between the united kingdom and the french authorities, which is the most important thing. the best way to stop people making these dangerous journeys is to stop them coming across europe in the first place. we've got tremendous investment in our international aid scheme to provide support to people near to conflict zones. that is the right thing to do. the wrong thing to do is to encourage people to make dangerous journeys that often end

up in tragedy. charlie elphicke, the conservative member of parliament, talking to me earlier. three men have been found guilty of murdering five people in an explosion which destroyed a shop and a flat in leicester. the three planned the blast in february, so they could make an insurance claim. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn reports. a massive explosion shatters a quiet sunday evening. shortly after 7pm on the 25th of february, this building, on one of leicester's main roads, was completely destroyed, leaving five dead. mary ragoobeer, two of her teenage sons — sean and shane, and his girlfriend, leah reek, had been spending an evening together in their flat. the light went out of our world on that terrible night, and it is so difficult to put into words how much we miss leah. she was an amazing, inspirational young lady,

who was just starting out on her life adventure. leah made a lasting impression on everybody lucky enough to know her. she was beautiful inside and out and she truly shone when she entered a room. she was never aware of the impact that she had on so many just by smiling at them. we will always miss that smile, her laughter and those beautiful curls. also killed — in the polish store below it — shop worker 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva. she'd been conspiring with three men — hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. they deliberately caused the fire as part of a fraudulent insurance claim, hoping to make at least £300,000. this cctv footage shows them buying more than 20 litres of petrol the day before the explosion. they also bought other flammable materials to intensify the fire. i think there was clearly the element of planning, the greed, financial gain took over from anything else, and they were callous, really,

as to whether human life was affected by what they did. aram kurd ran the polish supermarket. prior to the explosion, he moved the cctv camera outside the shop, to obscure the view. here he is at the scene, just seconds afterwards. he'd been in the basement when it happened, then an hour later, talking to police. just go through, then, how it all come about. i don't want to talk about it. the bbc spoke to him the day afterwards, when it was unclear he was responsible. and how are you feeling at the moment? i don't know how to tell you. never, i feel how i am now. this was a cynically planned fraud with deadly consequences — the threat to people's lives, callously disregarded. two british women and a baby were killed when the 4x4 they were travelling in crashed off

a bridge in iceland. the vehicle was carrying two brothers who were touring the country with their families, including two children aged seven and nine. all four were seriously injured. a man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, after arriving on an inbound flight at luton airport. the 32—year—old was taken to a bedfordshire police station, on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism, but has now been released on bail. police say his arrest is syria—related, and not to do with any offences at luton airport. the investigation is being led by the metropolitan police's counter terror command. the number of illegal knives seized at the uk's borders has more than doubled in a year. official figures show officers took possesion of more than 7,600 blades during the 12 months to september. it comes as knife crime in england and wales reaches an eight—year high. lifeboat crew in cornwall say a fisherman who fell overboard near newlyn whilst

adjusting his nets has been amazingly lucky to survive. nathan rogers managed to cling onto his nets forfive miles, while the boat took him back to shore on autopilot. he was treated for severe hypothermia and is now recovering at home. the headlines on bbc news. the music retailer hmv is being put into administration following weak christmas sales, as customers switch to digital. the home secretary says the increasing number of migrant boats crossing the english channel is being treated as a major incident. three men have been found guilty of the murder of five people who died after an explosion in a shop in leicester in february. sport and for a full round—up — it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.

jurgen klopp says liverpool have so much more to do as the premier league leaders get set to host arsenal at anfield tomorrow. scottish premiership leaders celtic head to second placed rangers, looking to becomejust the second team to win there this season. pat cummins took four wickets in nine balls but india remain well on top in the third test against australia in melbourne. there are six matches in the premier league tomorrow, including leaders liverpool, who host arsenal in the late game at anfield. jurgen klopp‘s side are six points

clear and remain the only undefeated team in the league this season, but the manager says they still have plenty of things to work on. we wa nt we want to improve as a team, play better football, be more we want to improve as a team, play betterfootball, be more consistent, to be more stable. and we are still on the way. the only thing different to last year is that our situation is better compared to last year. but we are not even qualified for the champions league yet, which means we have to play football and try and get results, what we want to do, and we will see what happens. nothing changed. let's talk more about that with david 0rnstein. a big loss, liverpool using james milner but what is overlooked, they've only conceded seven league goals in 19 games, which seems to be the key to their success. incredible statistics

this season. even with the loss of james milner they've shown they can compensate without players already. they are streaking clear at the top of the premier league and if they win this match they will go i think nine points clear of tottenham, and ten points clear of manchester city, who don't play until sunday. 5—1 every premier league game since they drew last month, a run of nine consecutive wins. this time last season, they are 16 points up, two more goals scored, 16 fewer conceded. unbeaten in 30 premier league games at anfield, which is a record dating back a decade. so liverpool are flying, really. arsenal will try and somehow stop the run. the odds will be stacked against them. unai emery has beaten liverpool, with sev eel in the europa league final. jurgen klopp has said that if arsenal can counterattack the way that liverpool

let newcastle do in the last game then arsenal will win, but doable are the favourites to win. five other games. interest at the top and the bottom. brighton at home to everton. the toffees putting five past struggling burnley on boxing day. full fc against huddersfield, we'll talk about that. leicester, fresh off that win over manchester city. spurs, now second. newcastle, totally outclassed at liverpool, going to watford. the late game is doable against arsenal. spurs at home against wolves at wembley, but pochettino is click to write off his chances of winning the premier league title but they are in a good position and it's hard to look past them being the main contender, considering the form of manchester city. everyone expected cotton on to slip up but it isn't happening,

despite making no signings in the summer, despite them having what looks like a thin squad, and not having a permanent home yet. pochettino has called them intruded into the top of the league, not contenders but i think many people feel they could be real challengers for the title. is their best points tally, 45 at the halfway point of the season, 11 goals scored in two. 0n the horizon is the loss of son to the asian games for up to four matches. at the bottom, fulham and huddersfield. when you look at this game, can you see a way out for either team at the end of the season? looking doubtful. this can certainly be called a relegation six pointer. i tried to stay away from that one! they've shown fallibility especially in terms of conceding so

many goals. huddersfield winning the reverse fixture earlier in the season. reverse fixture earlier in the season. if they were to do that again they would leap two places with bernie. playing until sunday. the problem for huddersfield is they losing game after game. if they lose this one, a seventh in a row, a record going back to 1955, and they have burnley at cardiff to come and they are missing aaron morley, their talisman, then this is a dogfight. using all the cliches! thanks for 110w. i cannot do anything for their performances on the pitch. paul has done it himself. players have done their performances. my chats with anthony

and romelu and alexis, i'm here to guide them and help them on the path and then it's up to them to do it on the pitch. arsenal's former long—standing chairman peter hill—wood, and arsene wenger, has died at the age of 82. he became chairman in 1982 and was instrumental in the move from highbury to the emirates stadium. he stepped down from the role five years ago because of ill health. brendan rodgers says it might not help rangers to have restricted the amount of celtic fans at tomorrow's old firm derby at ibrox. the scottish premiership leaders will have just 750 fans after their allocation was cut from the normal 7,000 but rodgers claims that could backfire on their rivals. it can work for and against you as a home team, in that situation. i think when you have predominantly the support in the ground, it can add something to the players, a positive or a negative. but we have to approach the game how we always

do, look at our own way of working. respect that rangers are good team. some very good results this year. like i say, we'll give them the respect they deserve and look to focus on our own game and look to play well and get the win. let's have quick look at some of today's other sports stories. andy murray says he still "has some pain" in his hip, but is in a "better place" in the build—up to next month's australian open than he was this time last year. the three time grand slam winners says he needs to play matches to see how it feels. russia's anti—doping agency has appealed to president vladimir putin to help them avoid being suspended again by the world anti—doping agency. a wada inspection team was denied full access to a moscow anti—doping laboratory last week. russia must transfer athletes‘ sample data by monday or risk being banned again from international events. there's been a shock at the pdc world darts championship,

with 9th seed james wade knocked out by english compatriot ryanjoyce, who won 4—3. he will face favourite michael van gerwen in the last eight. despite a late collapse on day three when 15 wickets fell, the world's top ranked test nation india are in a dominant position heading into day four of the third test against australia in melbourne. pat cummins took four of them in a nine—ball spree giving the home side hope, after being bowled out forjust 151 in theirfirst innings. one of those to go was india's captain virat kohli for a duck with the tourists set to resume in the coming hours on 54—5 and that is still a lead of 346. the series is currently tied at one all with just the sydney test to go next week with india having never won a test series in the country. i'm not surprised if i don't believe in myself, who else will? i always try and back myself in any situation. the start has been good.

i played in england, south africa, different conditions. whenever you go to different countries, a different experience, new learnings you take from every country. i'm happy with the start. let's be how it goes. there's already been a result in south africa with the hosts beating pakistan by six wickets inside three days to wrap up the first test at centurion. it was a big week for one south african in particular with dale steyn breaking his country's record for most test wickets, but another bowler proved crucial this time. duarne 0liveer took 11 wickets to help them to victory and then hashim amla's half—century was enough as they knocked off the 149 runs they needed for victory, with the second test starting in cape town on thursday. staying in australia. another big innings by england wicket keeperjos buttler wasn't enough to save sydney thunder from their first defeat in this season's big bash. buttler cleared the boundary four times on his way to 89 in the match against hobart hurricanes. his team—mate and england captain

joe root didn't fare so well, only managing 17 runs before he was out. matthew wade and d'arcy short‘s partnership of 119 was key to hurricanes' seven—wicket victory. england centre henry slade will return after a two week absence for exeter‘s premiership match against northampton tonight when he'll be on the replacements bench. a shoulder injury has kept him out of two games, both of which the chiefs won — including the victory over saracens last weekend that took them to the top of the table. england's first match of the six nations is five weeks tomorrow. that's one of two matches tonight in domestic rugby union. the other is in the pro 1a, with ulster travelling to galway to take on connacht. slovenian skier klemen kosi was airlifted to hospital by helicopter after a spectacular crash in a world cup downhill event in italy earlier today. kosi lost control

toward the end of the course and tumbled through two layers of safety netting before coming to a stop. his skis flew into the air as he hit the nets and he was taken to hospital for treatment via helicopter but did retain consciousness throughout. and finally, how's this for a late contender for own goal of 2018. it happened during a serie b clash after a back pass to the goalkeeper. ascoli's filippo perucchini then dribbled the ball into his own net. it didn't end well — his side lost to palermo. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening on bbc news. good evening, all quiet, really, to close out the year of 2018.

today, largely dry, the brightest spots, scotland, northern ireland, and for an hour or so around lunchtime in the south—east we had a window of sunshine. the emphasis with the cloudy conditions. that continues through the night to night for all of us. we will see rain pushing through scotland, it may push this into the north of england by dawn tomorrow. temperatures hold up, the cloud acting like a blanket, so not a cold start to saturday. could be cloudy one. the reason for this at the moment, we are under the influence of high pressure, sitting to the south. wind swinging round in a clockwise direction, dragging up the warm air from the south—west. hence why it is mild to close out the year. windy start in the far north, as the rain promptly eases away but gusts of wind, 40, 50 mph, the rain is rattling through at quite a pace. the wind will ease

into the afternoon. then it is a relatively quiet story, some cloud around, a breezy afternoon, mostly dry. showers will be through few and far between and temperatures will peak at ten to 13 degrees. into sunday, we will keep some cloud into the weekend, some wet weather brushes with the edges. as that clears through, we could see those skies clear, temperatures, eastern areas, potentially falling away, so a chillier start to sunday morning. low single figures here. further west, looks as though it stays pretty cloudy and mild. it looks as though the further west, always run the risk of a little more in the way of mist and fog. in the west, a chilly start, but may well see the best of the sunshine for the second half of the weekend. temperatures are fairly uniform, ten to 13 degrees. as we move out to sunday into monday, new year's eve, if you have plans, you will be

pleased to hear that it will be business as usual, likely to stay dry, particularly cloudy for most of us. great news if you will be out and about, celebrating. a cloudy story for most, and dry. enjoy. hmv — one of the biggest names in british retailing — has gone into administration, putting thousands ofjobs at risk. it's the second major crisis for the company in five years as customers increasingly turn to online and streaming services. i haven't bought a cd or dvd for years. years and years. no, i don't buy any. i download everything. the rising number of migrants trying to cross the english channel is declared a ‘major incident‘ by the home secretary. following an explosion in leicester in february, three men are found guilty of murdering five people — including a mother and two sons. and how british conservationists found a new home for one of the world‘s rarest birds in madagascar. good evening.

one of the most familiar names in british retailing — hmv — has confirmed that it‘s calling in administrators. the move affects more than 2000 staff at 125 stores throughout the uk. sales at the music and film retailer have been hit by competition from online retailers and streaming services. it‘s the second time in five years that hmv has hit serious financial trouble, as our business correspondent, rory cellan—jones, reports. there‘s some flash photography coming up. from david bowie... ..to eltonjohn... ..to take that. they all chose the most

famous name in high street music to launch an album. but that was then. now, hmv has collapsed into administration for the second time in five years. the main reason? people are finding other ways to get music and movies. netflix or spotify. i don‘t ever buy anything. no, i don't buy any. i download everything. i like movies but i'm not bothered about having them on dvd all the time and stuff like that. so it won't be that bad for me, to be honest. hmv‘s current owners bought it out of administration five years ago. but today they said an extremely weak christmas and a poor outlook for music and dvd sales next year meant they couldn‘t go on trading. when it comes to physical sales, hmv is still a major force, with around a third of all music sales in the uk and about a quarter of the dvd and blu—ray market. but both are in decline and a big fall in recent months in sales of dvds seems to have pushed the firm over the edge. don‘t you get sick of it all?

the rise of streaming services such as netflix and spotify means millions no longer choose to own dvds or cds, making the environment for a high street entertainment retailer ever harder. i don‘t think that‘s the whole story. i mean, obviously hmv have seen a change in terms of sales as people move to digital access models. but actually, i think what we‘re seeing now is something akin to some malaise on the high street generally with high rent and rates and a very torrid christmas trading period this year. i bought my first records in hmv. it was kind of like a magical place. jimmy martin went on to work at hmv for 15 years and now helps run this store specialising in second—hand vinyl. he says there‘s still a place for music on the high street. i think it‘s all about making what is selling more desirable. i think there is a future for hmv. it‘s all second—hand product, the same way we do. i think there‘s a future for them to sort of diversifying and i think

record shops can be as exciting as they were to me in 1985 when i first went into them. for now, the 125 stores remain open. the search is on for a buyer who believes that a business which has been through almost a century of change can still have a profitable future. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. the home secretary, sajid javid, has declared a "major incident" after a surge in the number of migrants trying to cross the english channel in small boats. 75 people have reached the uk in the past three days. but only one of the five patrol boats operated by the border force is currently operating in the channel. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, is in dover. it has been another flat, calm it has been anotherflat, calm day on the channel which is why we have seen more on the channel which is why we have seen more sailings. two more.

bringing a total of 12 more migrants and overall the total since november has gone up to 220 migrants who have made this crossing, which is why tonight we have this from the home secretary that he is declaring this a major incident... huddled in life jackets, these were some of today‘s arrivals off the coast of dover. two boats with 12 men, cold and disorientated, and now in the hands of immigration officials. they‘d managed to get across despite the presence of this border force cutter that we filmed off folkestone today. the boat is currently britain‘s only major channel patrol vessel. tony smith, who once ran border force, says it isn‘t enough to stop a disaster at sea. out on the channel we do need more capacity to enable us notjust to spot these small boats, but also to intercept them, and i think it needs an international effort really in collaboration with the french law—enforcement agencies, to prevent them from coming in the first place. tonight the home secretary sajid

javid has declared the rising number of migrants a major incident and says he is considering whether another border force cutter is required. that‘s certainly what some refugee charities are calling for, but wouldn‘t more patrol boats lead to more migrants? i think the uk has an overinflated sense of its own attraction for asylum seekers. in the grand scheme of things very few asylum seekers want to come here. the journey is arduous and i think if you make the last bit of itjust that little bit safer, i don‘t think it‘s going to suddenly pull in hundreds of thousands more people. the government says that although this is the only border force cutter currently patrolling off the coast of kent, they don‘t want to put more resources into this for fear of attracting more migrants. the argument being that if the migrants and smugglers in france get wind that it‘s safer to cross the channel then they‘ll be tempted to make the crossing. so just how many are

trying to come over? well, in addition to today‘s 12 migrants, there were 23 people yesterday, and 40 on christmas day, making a total of around 220 since november. really what we need to do is to stop people making these journeys in the first place, so more patrol boats is part of the answer, but it‘s also having resources on the ground. we need working in partnership with the french to identify the gangs and stop them making crossings in the first place. the numbers of people trying to reach britain are nothing like those who came into southern europe in 2015, but with the home secretary now getting involved, these channel crossings are taking on a different and more urgent character in britain‘s response. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dover. reports from egypt within the past hour say that a tourist bus has been hit by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of cairo, near the pyramids of giza. it‘s being reported that two vietnamese tourists have died, and at least 12 others have been injured.

the bomb was said to be hidden beside a wall and exploded as the bus was passing. three men have been found guilty of the murder of five people — including a mother and her two sons — in an explosion at a shop in leicester. the blast destroyed a supermarket and the flat above, where a family lived. the court had heard that the men caused the explosion in order to make an insurance claim. a warning that this report by our correspondent, kathryn stanczyszyn, contains distressing images from the start. a massive explosion rips through a building, tearing a hole in this city street. people who witnessed it thought a bomb had gone off. but instead, it was caused by a fire, started deliberately to profit from an insurance claim. it destroyed a polish shop and the flat above it. mary ragoobar, two of her teenage sons, sean and shane, and his girlfriend, leah reek, who had arrived 10 minutes before, were spending sunday evening together at home.

all four were killed. the light went out of our world on that terrible night, and it is so difficult to put into words how much we miss leah. she was an amazing, inspirational young lady who was just starting out on her life adventure. we know leah worshipped shane and they adored each other. and they were taken from this world. we are so grateful to the family for making leah so welcome. she loved being there and knowing she was always happy there gives us some comfort. also killed was 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva, who was working in the shop at the time. she‘d been conspiring with three men — hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. they wanted to claim £300,000 in insurance because the business was failing. this cctv footage shows them buying more than 20 litres of petrol the day before the explosion. they also bought other flammable materials to intensify the fire. the jury heard the three

men had deliberately left viktorija ijevleva, who was arkan ali‘s partner, in the shop to die because she knew too much about the scam. they also believed they would get more money if people were killed. aram kurd ran the polish supermarket. prior to the explosion he moved the cctv camera outside the shop to obscure the view. here he is at the scene just seconds afterwards. he had been in the basement when it happened. then, an hour later, talking to police. just go through how it all came about. the bbc spoke to him the next day, before he was arrested. how are you feeling at the moment? i don't know how to tell you. never have i felt what i feel now. the three men will be sentenced next month for the murder of five people. a cynically planned fraud with no regard for human life. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news, leicester.

a look at some of today‘s other news... in iceland, four people remain critically injured in hospital after a crash in which two british women and a baby girl died. the cause of yesterday‘s accident is not yet known but police today said that the driver‘s blood had tested negative for alcohol. more prisoners will be allowed to make phone calls from their cells under government plans to tackle violence and reoffending. currently 20 prisons in england and wales have phones inside cells — they‘re closely monitored and can only call pre—approved numbers. £10 million will be spent extending the scheme to 50 prisons by early 2020. more than half a million potholes were reported by members of the public to local authorities in the uk last year, according to new research. the rac says the figure proves road conditions are worsening. in 0ctober‘s budget the government pledged more than £400 million to tackle the problem. royal mail has apologised

for a stamp produced to commemorate the d—day landings which actually showed us troops on a beach in asia. it was said to depict the normandy landings but was actually taken in what is modern—day indonesia. the stamp was due to be released next year in a ‘best of british‘ collection. 0besity costs the nhs billions of pounds every year. many people have followed medical advice and lost large amounts of weight, potentially saving the nhs money in the long—run. but some are left with folds of excess skin and they want the health service to pay for the operation to remove it. getting this surgery depends on where you live and some argue that treatment of this kind shouldn‘t be available on the nhs. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has the story. at his largest, jack was nearly 34 stone, living on a diet of takeaways. that was then, but this is now. he has lost 18 stone. that was after doctors told him he was at risk of dying young.

but the dramatic weight loss has left him with another problem. so i have a lot of loose skin, especially around the torso area. i think at my age, being only 22, it‘s something quite difficult to live with. jack told me he was in a dark place when things got out of hand with his diet and lifestyle. eating was a comfort and it‘s a vicious cycle. you would eat to feel better. you would feel better, you would eat again and then you would feel bad and upset because you were getting bigger. he feels he did his bit by going on a rigorous diet to get his weight down. now he thinks his local nhs should do an operation to deal with his folds of skin. i‘ve worked this hard to get myself out of a situation which could have cost the nhs a lot of money going forward. the mental aspect of having to deal with your body once you‘ve worked this hard for it can be quite challenging. getting body contouring surgery after weight loss depends on where you live.

in kent, jack‘s local area, it‘s not possible to have the operation routinely on the nhs. but in hampshire, local commissioners will pay for it. in wales and northern ireland it‘s not routinely funded. but in scotland it is possible for some patients. the series of operations required can cost the nhs up to £24,000. but surgeons argue it‘s an essential part of the treatment of those who are tackling their own severe obesity. we must, must get away from the fact that people think this is cosmetic surgery. it could not be further from the truth. this is reconstruction and patients do benefit from having the surgery. nhs clinical commissioners said the surgery was available in some cases but unfortunately the nhs does not have unlimited resources. "some tough choices have to be made, which we appreciate can be difficult for some of our patients." forjack, it‘s a simple question of fairness. i‘m not doing this for just the cosmetic. it‘s for me to be able

to live a normal life. to go to the gym and have to tuck yourself in, like a shirt, you have to tuck yourself in to be able to work out. it‘s very difficult in social events when you‘re wearing a shirt because you have a fold. it‘s notjust the cosmetic side, it‘s the kind of mental aspect and the effect that does have, especially being such a young person. hugh pym, bbc news. a lifeboat crew in cornwall say a fisherman who fell overboard near newlyn while adjusting his nets has been ‘amazingly‘ lucky to survive. nathan rogers managed to cling to his nets forfive miles while the boat took him back to shore on autopilot. it crashed into newlyn‘s south pier on thursday. he was treated for severe hypothermia and is now recovering at home. one of the world‘s rarest birds — a species of duck called the madagascar pochard — has been given a new home. a team of british conservationists from the durrell wildlife conservation trust and the wildfowl and wetlands trust have released a small group of birds at a lake

in the north of madagascar. as our science correspondent, victoria gill, reports, it‘s the first step in the recovery of a species that was once thought to be extinct. 0n the brink of extinction. the madagascar pochard was thought to have been wiped out completely, but a tiny group of the birds was rediscovered just 12 years ago, at one remote lake. wetland habitats here have been so polluted and damaged that the birds were forced into a last untouched area. but as pristine as it looks, this final refuge is actually too deep and too cold for the pochards to thrive. they are clinging onto existence in a place that isn‘t really suited to them. the threats that they face across the rest of madagascar — which is why they‘ve been wiped out so extensively — are vast and range from sedimentation, invasive species, pollution, poor agricultural practices. a whole suite of different things that combine to make the perfect

storm that really make it hard for a species like the madagascar pochard to survive. so conservationists embarked on a painstaking rescue mission. after bringing a few birds into captivity to start a breeding programme, the researchers scoured madagascar for the best possible site to bring them back to the wild. lake sofia, in the north of madagascar, will be the pochards‘ new home. and for the world‘s rarest birds, the team has developed an extra level of protection. well, it might be bit of a different climate here in gloucestershire compared to madagascar, but the team at the wetlands here have been able to develop this floating aviary. the idea is, it‘ll keep the birds safe and get them accustomed to their new lake. there they go, swimming off, swimming off... the doors to their floating aviary have now been opened and the pochards are venturing out to explore. it‘s a small — but significant — step, conservationists say, in saving one species from extinction and in protecting

madagascar‘s threatened wetlands. victoria gill, bbc news. we‘re back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. let‘s get more on the news that more prisoners will be allowed to make phone calls from their cells under government plans to tackle violence and re—offending. currently 20 prisons in england and wales have phones inside cells, they‘re closely monitored and can only call pre—approved numbers. ten million pounds will be spent extending the scheme to 50 prisons by early 2020.

john mcmanus reports. for years, the authorities have struggled to stop illicit mobile phones making their way into prisons. along with drugs, they are big business behind bars because they allow some offenders to maintain contact with criminal associates. some gangs have resorted to using drones to deliver them over prison walls. stamping out their use has been a priority. hello. but now, the government says that thousands of prisoners will in future be able to make calls on landlines from their own cells. the scheme has already been tried at 20 prisons in england and wales, like here at 0akwood prison. that number will rise to 50 by march 2020. the government says it is vital that prisoners maintain contact with those most able to support their rehabilitation — theirfamilies. one of the things that helps reduce reoffending is maintaining family ties. i think it is really important that we allow prisoners the opportunity to maintain those family ties, maintain links with their loved ones, because, when they are released, those relationships are going to be really important in keeping them

on the straight and narrow. but the idea of making prison life more comfortable has been criticised by the conservative mp and former shadow home affairs minister andrew rossindell will, who tweeted he thought the idea of being sent to jail was to punish criminals and take away their freedom and creature comforts. his comments, though, have been challenged by the prison governors association. we would disagree with prison being a place of punishment. the fact that you are sent to prison is the punishment. we shouldn‘t further punish people whilst in prison. 0ur role is to reduce reoffending, so that when they go back into the community, they are able to integrate and there is less chance of them reoffending. the authorities say that prisoners will only be able to call a few approved numbers and conversations can be monitored at any time. it‘s hoped that violence within prisons will also fall — a problem the government has been struggling with. john mcmanus, bbc news. the latest news from egypt, now.

two vietnamese tourists have been killed in an explosion on a tourist bus in egypt. it happened near the pyramid complex at giza, just outside the capital city cairo. the authorities say another ten vietnamese tourists were injured, and so was the driver and a tour guide. the interior ministry said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device. ten of the injured were vietnamese tourists, an egyptian driver and a tourists, an egyptian driver and a tour guide. an improvised device hidden near a wall around 6:15pm, local time. about two hours later, the bus should be seen behind a

police called in, with the windows blown out and the bus badly damaged. —— could be seen. the pyramids and geezer are a huge tourist attraction in egypt, no doubt this will be another blow to the tourist industry of egypt. —— giza. as we‘ve been hearing, new research shows that mre than half a million potholes were reported by members of the public to local authorities in the uk last year. the rac says the figure proves road conditions are worsening. in 0ctober‘s budget the government pledged more than 400 million pounds to tackling the problem. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. they‘re a hazard, sometimes huge, almost impossible to count. so, this is a typically damaged wheel. we see no less than six a day. sometimes as many as ten cars a day, which are only here because of pothole damage. just one garage, in one area.

for the last two or three years it has been getting worse and worse. the scale of the problem nationwide, it must run into millions and millions in terms of the cost of damage to the road user at the moment, it is really, really scary. and today we have new figures confirming a big rise in potholes on our roads. the number of potholes reported by people in 150 local authorities in england, scotland and wales rose by a whopping 44% in two years. this guy feels potholes are his calling. he argues that real investment in repairing road surfaces, instead of patching potholes up, would ultimately save money. if you did a proper investment plan, changed the culture, training, contracts, supervision, the right quality of materials, 95% of potholes could be eradicated from ever appearing on our road network. the rac says councils don‘t have the money and the government needs to act. what we require is a long—term funding mechanism whereby local authorities can plan ahead and actually deal with the specific issue of the structural defects, rather than simply filling in potholes. the government says it‘s giving

councils an extra £400 million for local road repairs this year, and funding trials to identify potential potholes so roads can be repaired before they form. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has urged the prime minister to cut short mps‘ christmas break to allow for an earlier vote on her brexit deal. mps are due back in the commons on the 7th january, and theresa may has said the vote on the eu withdrawal agreement will take place the following week. however, mr corbyn said it must happen "as soon as possible". those are the latest news stories, now i look at the weather for you. all quiet to close out the year of

2018. today, largely dry, the brightest spots, scotland, northern ireland, and for an hour or so around lunchtime in the south—east we had a window of sunshine. the emphasis with the cloudy conditions, that continues through the night to night for all of us. at the same time we will see rain pushing through scotland, it may push this into the north of england by dawn tomorrow, if temperatures hold up, cloud acting like a blanket, not a cold start to saturday, could be cloudy one. the reason for this at the moment — we are under the influence of high pressure, which is sitting to the south of us. wind swinging round in a clockwise direction, dragging up the warm air from the south—west. hence why it is mild to close out the year. windy start in the far north, as the rain promptly eases away but gusts of wind, 40, 50 mph, for a time, at least, but the rain is rattling through at quite a pace.

then it is a relatively quiet story, some cloud around, a breezy afternoon, mostly dry, showers will be through few and far between and temperatures will peak at ten to 13 degrees. so, as we close out saturday and move into sunday, we will keep some cloud, some wet weather brushes with the edges, as that clears through, we could see those skies clear, temperatures, eastern areas, potentially falling away, so a chillier start to sunday morning, low single figures here, further west, looks as though it stays pretty cloudy and mild and looks as though the further west, always run the risk of a little more in the way of mist and fog. chilly start, may well see the best of the sunshine for the second half of the weekend. temperatures are fairly uniform, ten to 13 degrees. as we move out to sunday into monday, new year's eve, if you have plans, you will be pleased to hear that it will be business as usual, this high pressure stays with us.

likely to stay dry, particularly cloudy for most of us. great news if you will be out and about, celebrating. a cloudy story for most, and dry. enjoy. this is bbc news. the headlines. the rising number of migrants trying to cross the english channel is declared a ‘major incident‘ by the home secretary. a tourist bus is hit by a roadside bomb near the giza pyramids in egypt, killing two people. following an explosion in leicester in february, three men are found guilty of murdering five people. the music retailer hmv is being put into administration, placing more than 2,000 jobs at risk. in halfan in half an hour i‘ll be looking back ata in half an hour i‘ll be looking back at a momentous year for science, when astronomers sent a probe to touch the sun while on earth,

climate scientists warned it is now 01’ never climate scientists warned it is now or never to save the planet. that‘s the year in science.